Glove-drying machine



oct. z3, 1923. 1,471,652

G. w. DU NAH.

GLOVE` DRYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19 1920 2 sheets-sheet 1 ik @J 1920 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 23, 1923.

- G. w. DU NAH GLOVE DRYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19,

` (lili/1111111111111 Patented Uct. 23, v1923.

GEORGE vv. DU NAH, or PASADENA, catiErminia.v

GLovE-DRYING MACHINE.

, Application filedfAugiist 19, 1920. ySerial No. 404,632;

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DU NAH, a

citizen ot the United States of America, Iand Va resident of Pasadena,in the county of Los Angeles,V State of California, have invented newand useful Improvements in Glove-Brying Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

Myk invention relates to and has for a main object the provision of amechanicalV dryer for kid glovesand the like, rwhereby the gloves afterhaving been first ,cleanedr` may be deposited in the machine and Ltum-Vbled or agitated in such a manner and to such an extent as to thoroughlydry and keep the gloves soft after the application of the cleaningcompound or liquid.

It is Well knovvn'that When kid gloves and' the like are cleaned inliquid such as gasolineif the gloves are allowed to dry -they becomestiff and must be Worked by hand.

` in order to preserve or restore the natural 1 stantial economy may beei'ected by its use.k

softness of the kid, and it is an object of this invention to-accomplish this samejresult' by the use of machinery so that a Sub- Afurther object is to provide in a machine of the character mentioned asuit-A able cabinet having a rotatable tumbler,` therein, means forinducing currents of air partly in section; Fig, 2 is a rear elevationof the saine; Fig. 3 is 'an enlarged section of the tumbler element;Fig. 4c is a sectional elevation, and Fig. 5 is a sectional plan.

Briefly described, vmy inventioncoiisists of a suitable cabinet C havinga yrotatable tumbler T therein and operated by a suitable driving meansD, an air inlet l having a fan f mounted in the end thereof, and

a steam coil S mounted Within the cabinet C above the tumbler T andbeloiv themouth of the air inlet I.

Cabinet C has a top 1, bottom 2, sides 3, 3, and ends 4:, 4 carrie-donlegs 5, 5, etc. which are adapted toV rest uponthe iioor and provides arectangular enclosure for receiving thecurrents of air forfdryin'g the Igloves. and" for. enclosing 'thejvtumbler 'T which is rotatably .mountedon a transverse driving shaft 6i and held in .bearings 7, 7,

in the ends-'4,f4; Cne of thefsides 3,3 isf' provided just above the Afloor 2 with a.

hinged door C which opens outwardly, as

shown by 'brokenlines in Fig. 2,` and the front end thas 'a removablepanelPvvhic'h forms the upper portion of `the end and is adapted toVbe'removed for kthe purpose of depositing the gloves in the ,tumbler'-1.k

Said door and panellmay` besuitably held.k

in closed position by latches (not shown),

or otherwise.`

A frame F necessarily of. pipe lengths -andfittings is attached to therear' side. 4 and floorv 2 of the cabinetC and includes a central`bearing member in which a counter-shaft 8 is journaled at its outer end,the inner end of* said` counter-shaftbeing carried in a bearing 9attached to the rear side 4 of the'` cabinet.' Counter-shaft 8 isoperatedfby n composedfpieferablybut not Y,

means of a driving belt B and a pulley 10VM y fixed to thecounter-shaft, a companion loose pulley p 11 being also provided on saidcounter-shaft for receiving thebelt By whenk the machine is inoperative.VThe belt B may be shifted by theusual mea-iis applied tothe p beltadjacent to the pulley 10 orclose tothe .driving pulley for said belt,not shown.

rlhe inner vportion of the counter-shaftB` carries a gear-Gcwhich meshes'withand is adaptedto drive arelatively larger gear Gk on the end ofshaft 6, for operating the tumbler. f Motonis transmitted to anotherupper counter -sha-ftlQ neartlietop of the kcabinet by ineansofalargesheave .13 on y v counter-shaft 8 and acrossed beltfl'e operat-i fing thereover land over a smaller sheave ..15 on the counter-shaft 12,Athe relative sizes of said sheaves being such as to afford a sub-`stantial increase in speed of the shaft l2 as compared with `drivingcounter-shaft 6.1 Counter-shaft l2 is held in bearings 15 and 16 V'whichare supported, respectii'fely, on the rear end 4; of the cabinet and ona bracket 17 formed of pipe fittings, or otherwise.

Air inlet I is elbow-like in form and is ot sheet metal, and has aremovable end portion E thereon which .encloses the fan f, as shown inFig. 1. Fan f is carried on a hoi-- which are supported, respectively,onframe members 21V and 22, formed of-pipe fittings, 7

izontal shaft 18 held in bearings 19 andv20 .1.10

or otherwise. Fan shaft l18 is driven from countershaft 12 by means ofsheaves 23 and 24 carried on said counter-shaft and fanshaft,respectively, and abelt 25 operating over said sheaves. Thus the fan fis rotated at a maximum speed and is operatively connected with thedriving counter-shaft 8.

- The tumbler T is composed of a` plurality of chordal flat members 26,26, etc. attached" together `in the form of an Octagon or othergeometric figures, ends 27 27, and longitudinal cleats,-or bafHes 28,28, ete., attached to the members 26 at the intersections thereof, .oneof he members 26 being hinged, as

shown by broken lines in Fig. 3, for affording access to the interior ofthe tumbler. A

plurality of bores 29,l 29, etc. are provided in'the members 26 throughwhich the air may be admitted to and discharged through the walls of thetumbler. Suitable bushingsk 30, 30 may be provided in the ends 27 of the.Y tumbler. for receiving the driving shaft 6,

as shown. y

The interior of the cabinet C is heated-tov a desired extent by means'ofa steam coil S havingan inlet 3l and an outlet32 with suitable valves,(not shown) therein and said coil is disposed horizontally in the top ofthe cabinet just above the tumbler and below the mouth of the inlet I sothat the air currents induced by the fan f may be heated prior to thecirculation through the Y tumbler T.

It will be obvious that when the' machine is in opera-tion, the glovesto be dried havv ing been first deposited in the tumbler T by theremoval of the panel on the front of the cabinet and the opening of thehinged side of the tumbler, the rotation of the tumbler will maintain amovement, vor agitation of the gloves within the tumbler while thedrying is in progress, thus keeping them soft and pliable,'and theinduced air cur'- rents `through'the tumbler walls will serve to rapidlyand effectively dry the gloves.k

The above operation is effected at a minimum cost lfor labor andentirely by mechanicalmeans, kwhereas heretofore it has been necessaryto manipulate the gloves after cleaning so as to render them softandpliable yand'y restore them to their natural condition.

While l have shown and described only one practical embodiment of myinvention,

. rotating the tumbler, a forced draft air-inlet communicating with theupper part of the interior of the cabinet, and a heating coil locatedywithin the cabinet between the forced draft air-inlet and vthe tumbler.

2.1Aglove drying machine comprising a cabinet, avtumbler located in thecabinet, havinga door at the lower part and a removable panelk at theupper part, means for rotating the tumbler consisting of a driving shaftonv which the tumbler is mounted, a counter-shaft, fixed and loosepulleys on the countershaft, gearing connecting the countershaftgpwiththe driving-shaft, a forced draft air-inlet communicating with the upperpart ofthe interior of the cabinet and a heating coil located within thecabinet between the forced draft air-inlet and thek tumbler. Y n

3., A glove drying machine comprising a cabinet,'a tumbler locatedl inthe cabinet,

having a door at the lower part and aremovable panel at the upper part,means for rotating the tumbler consisting of a driving shaft on whichthc tumbler is mounted, a lower countershaft, vfixed and loose pulleyson thelower countersha'fhgearing connecting the icounter'shaft with theydrivingshaft,

aforced draft air inletvcoinmunicating with the upper part of theinteriorof the cabinet, afan located in the forced draft air inlet, alshaft on which the fan is carried, an upper countershaft, driving meansconnectingthe lower countershaft with the upper countershaft, drivingmeans connecting the upper countershaft with the fan-shaft, and

a heating coil located withinthe cabinet between the forced air-inletand the tumbler. v

GEORGE W. DU NAH. Witnesses: i

LUTHER L. MACK, CHAs.y BAGG.

